Grace Ogunleye, the vice-chairman of Ilejemeje Local Government Area, has been kidnapped by gunmen along the Ipere–Iludun road in Ekiti State. It was gathered that the incident happened on Wednesday while she was returning from an official assignment. Her vehicle was later found abandoned by the roadside, creating fear over her safety and whereabouts. Attempts…
A woman has passed out after she and her partner were flogged 100 times each for having s£x outside of marriage under an Indonesian province’s Sharia laws. The woman, who was not identified, needed to be carried away after she was publicly caned in Banda Aceh, on the north end of Sumatra island, today, May 21. …
Activist, Omoyele Sowore, has accused the Department of State Security DSS of frustrating the actualization of the bail conditions of social critic, Justice Crack. In a post shared on Facebook this morning, Sowore said Justice Crack has fulfilled his bail conditions except for the submission of his passport which he said is currently in the…
A devoted Arsenal fan visited the grave of his late friend, who was also an Arsenal fan, to celebrate the club’s Premier League triumph together. In a touching video shared online, the man was seen carrying Arsenal-themed items, including the club’s flag, and made his way to the cemetery shortly after the Gunners sealed…
President Bola Tinubu claimed that some powerful people affected by his economic reforms want him dead because of changes he introduced after becoming president in 2023. The president’s message was delivered by former Ogun State governor Olusegun Osoba during an event organised by National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) in Lagos to celebrate the group’s 32nd anniversary….
Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexu@l Violence Court in Ikeja has convicted and jailed the proprietor of Nurtured Brooks Nursery and Primary School in Ibeju-Lekki, Benson Arinze, for life for sexu@lly assaulting a six-year-old pupil. Justice Soladoye handed down the verdict after she found Arinze guilty of a one-count charge…
A young pharmacist, Nomzila Madinane, has been shot and k!lled in a brazen attack in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The d3adly shooting which occurred at her pharmacy in Inchanga on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, also claimed the lives of a cashier and a security guard. KwaZulu-Natal police confirmed that three m8rder cases have been…
Nollywood actress Etinosa Idemudia has spoken against the growing habit of celebrities sharing unreplied direct messages after someone dies. During a recent interview on the BTC Podcast, the actress said many people ignore others while they are alive but suddenly begin posting emotional tributes online after their death. Etinosa warned fellow entertainers not to share…
An elderly man and his wife di£d on the same day hours apart and their story is being tagged “a great love story”. According to a relative who shared their story on Facebook, the couple did everything together. They even fell sick together. The husband, aged 92, di£d in the morning and, without being told…
The Inspector-General of Police’s Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team (CVET) in Ghana has arrested a woman identified as Mahama Aminat, also known as Akosua Serwaa Minat, over alleged threats and offensive comments directed at the country’s President, John Dramani Mahama in videos circulated on social media. According to a statement issued by the police…
